John Laidlaw
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No, but seen the end results, unbreakable a bit like the dreaded Bakelite (ignoring the noxious fumes created during incendiary)....we digress just a little !Did you ever make those ashtrays with the psychedelic art effects in the injection moulding lessons!!! wtf were they made from?
That carcinogenic carbon black inhaled through the filters of the test sets where some bright spark union rep had unscrewed the sampler cap and put pelletised EPDM or Cryogenic ground polyisoprene nibs wiped in CB between the filters claiming it was getting into his lungs. As we led the development of COSHH and oil/polymer bound smalls to reduce airborne carcinogens. Happy days where 'that's impossible to do', but it were done and things like caplets in pharma were born. An age of discovery and innovation where R&D was understood. I did fail after spending £24m on one development, but the spin off is used daily in another application that our military members appreciate when fired upon.